Sentences with phrase «former local council»

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Local government minister Tony Simpson has suspended the Shire of York's president and councillors for six months and has appointed former South Perth mayor James Best to oversee the local couLocal government minister Tony Simpson has suspended the Shire of York's president and councillors for six months and has appointed former South Perth mayor James Best to oversee the local coulocal council.

He is an associate of the University of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Center, former co-director of the Pittsburgh Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany, and former President of the Economic Club of Pittsburgh, a local chapter of the National Association of Business Economics (NABE).

It was made in a blog by Mike Law, a former Newham councillor, who declared of the surprising # 40 million loan offered by his council to West Ham: «It was a bizarre partnership between a deprived local authority and a failing football club.»

In a Sunday Times article, Mr Phillips referred to a High Court case being taken by the National Secular Society and an atheist former councillor challenging the holding of prayers in local council meetings as «nonsense on stilts», and said human rights legislation was undermined by using it to settle «parochial disputes».

A former media relations officer for London Councils, Hogwood has enjoyed a rapid rise up the ranks to his present job heading up Portland's local government team.

Diana Reyna got her start as the protégé of former Kings County Dem chair Assemblyman Vito Lopez, whose Ridgewood - Bushwick Senior Citizens Council is a legendary engine of political power and the recipient of hundreds of millions of dollars of local and federal money.

Former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is taking a full time job with the Latino Victory Fund — a PAC aimed at increasing Latino representation in local, state and federal government — in a move that could further escalate her political profile beyond the five boroughs.

But perhaps the most damaging performance for the Tories was in Pendle - where the local party thought it was a good idea to readmit former councillor Rosemary Carroll so that it could take control of Lancashire council.

The big baddie of the night is Jill Knight, the former Tory MP behind Clause 28, which banned local councils from promoting homosexuality.

A former Executive Secretary, Ayedire Local Government Council of Osun State, Gbenga Ogunkanmi, said that Nigerians should not accord Fayose attention.

Toss in the former key Gov. Cuomo associates who face criminal trials this year, plus the several City Council members sent to the hoosegow as well as other local officals across the state, and the only thing that stands out about Harris is that she ran for office after starting her alleged crime spree.

Following the abduction of Alhaji Mustapha Gadobe, a former chairman of Abadam local council of Borno state, on Friday by unknown gunmen, DailyPost has gathered that...

In his speech in the northern city of Leeds, Ed Miliband will urge local authorities to mimic the system used in Greater Manchester, where numerous councils combine to former a super-council.

The reunification proposal was put out Monday by Brown, state Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman and former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Rep. Joseph Crowley, of Queens, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, and Hector Figueroa, president of the influential Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union.

But Sir Simon - former leader of Westminster Council and now a key adviser to Boris Johnson - is not backed up by Eric Pickles MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government:

With the creation and successful take - off of 61 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs); 3 Area Offices; and 2 Administrative Offices from the former 31 Local Government Areas, there's no doubt that the governor has succeeded in bringing government closer to the people as well as encouraging even development of towns and villages within the state.

Local news outlets report that a former New York City Council staffer plans to file a lawsuit against Bronx Councilman Andy King alleging that he fired her after she turned down his sexual advances.

Early Endorsements include: Burt Cohen, former New Hampshire Senate majority leader (reported by Seven Days on May 26, 2015) Emily Hague, at - large Keene City Council member (announced June 6, 2015) Dudley Dudley, longtime Democratic activist; Executive Councilor in the 1970s (reported July 3, 2015) New Hampshire Postal Workers Union (announced Sept. 19, 2015) IBEW Local 490 in Concord SEIU Local 560 in Hanover (both announced Oct. 31, 2015)

«I as a City Council member got arrested to try to stop the [former Mayor Michael] Bloomberg administration from closing one of our local firehouses,» he said.

The meeting held today was attended by 177 councillors, 177 ward chairmen, 16 Local Government party chairmen, 16 Local Council Chairmen, Chairmen and members of Boards and Parastatals, State Executive Council, Ekiti State House of Assembly members, serving and former members of the PDP State Working Committee, former Deputy Governor, among others.

Last week Tower Hamlets Labour group, myopic in their perpetual factionalism, joined forces with local Tories to vote down the annual budget proposed by the former Labour council leader and now independent mayor Lutfur Rahman, who of course was removed as Labour candidate by the National Executive Committee in the run up to the 2010 mayoral election, despite having been selected by a majority of local party members.

There are also a handful of local races of note, including former senator Hiram Monserrate's attempt at a political comeback in Queens, a New York City Council race in the Bronx and a vitriolic battle among Democrats hoping to be the next Erie County district attorney.

Remember, remember: while David Cameron and George Osborne have a top - down Tory background as former special advisers, the Communities Secretary has a bottom - up one as a former Young Conservatives» Chairman and local council leader.

PLATTSBURGH Local lawyer Patrick McFarlin will fill the city council seat left vacant by former councilor Becky Kasper.

The stand - up comedian and former speechwriter for Lord Seb Coe and Boris Johnson once stood for local council.

Former staff at Syracuse Peace Council, Sales Manager at Syracuse Cultural Workers, for Bernie Sanders; Howie Hawkins, Green Party gubernatorial candidate 2014, working Teamster (Local 317), for Jill Stein; Kathleen Feyh, Senior Lecturer in Communication and Rhetorical Studies at SU, member of the International Socialist Organization.

Other State Lawmakers looking to make the move to local office include Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin who is running for Rensselaer County Executive, State Senator Phil Boyle who seeks to become sheriff of Suffolk County, and several New York City lawmakers have launched campaigns for City Council, which is an increasingly popular destination for former state lawmakers.

Endorsements in the race have so far have been split along local and national lines, with Mr. Rangel racking up big - name national figures like former President Bill Clinton and Senator Chuck Schumer, and Mr. Espaillat locking down much of the city's prominent political establishment, including Comptroller Scott Stringer and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

«Hundreds of people from across the country are phone - banking,» said Lisa Thomas, a former town council member from Coventry now serving as state coordinator for Code Blue, formed the day after Trump was elected to help Democrats win on the state and local levels.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Standing with local community advocates and the brother of one former Rikers Island inmate held for three years without a trial, Brian Benjamin, Democratic nominee for the 30th District of the New York State Senate, and Council Member Rory Lancman, chair of the Committee on Courts and Legal Services, today unveiled a new strategy to close the city detention center within three years.

She is a former chair of the Scottish group of Labour MPs and sat on a commission considering the future of local government for Scotland, where she opposed the introduction of PR for council elections.

They included former chairmen of local governments, council secretaries, councillors as well council advisers.

Minister for the Welsh Language Alun Davies has announced that former Welsh Lib Dem AM Aled Roberts will lead a review of local council's Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPs).

Despite the reserved surroundings of Sheffield Cathedral, this was a tub - thumping, socialist send - off for a former deputy council leader with 20 years local government service under his belt and a passionate trade unionist.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday paid a private visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his country home in Coker / Ibogun Local Council Development Area of Ogun Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday paid a private visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his country home in Coker / Ibogun Local Council Development Area of Ogun former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his country home in Coker / Ibogun Local Council Development Area of Ogun State.

In the end, it showed the savvy of developers David and Jed Walentas, who, with lobbyists Yoswein New York and attorney and former Councilman Ken Fisher, were able to convince the Council to buck its custom of deferring to the local member.

Beverley Nielsen A former Midlands Businesswoman of the Year, ConservativeHome has learnt that she resigned from her local Conservative association in West Worcestershire in December and that she has now defected to the Liberal Democrats, for whom she is due to stand for election to Worcestershire County Council in June.

If the former then how much does that involve crapping on the working class and poor from a great height as countless Labour councils have been doing for years now by implementing cit after cut, job loss after job loss and without even bothering anymore with some ritual hand - wringing — I assume a great deal given Corbyn and McDonnell have made it very clear that local councilors must not fight back.

Local elected officials who showed up included former Mayor Clinton Young, City Comptroller Maureen Walker, City Councilman Richard Thomas (who are all expected to run in the crowded upcoming mayoral race) and developer Andre Wallace who is running for City Council.

He said, in the recently concluded elections into the 20 Local Government Councils and 34 Local Council Development Authorities, no member of the former CPC in APC was considered for the Chairmanship of any of the Local Governrnents / LCDAs.

Local MP and former Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt is leading the initiative, working with local schools, the council and emploLocal MP and former Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt is leading the initiative, working with local schools, the council and emplolocal schools, the council and employers.

But in a letter to Nicky Morgan, Sir Michael, a former academy head teacher, said problems at these multi-academy trusts often replicated those of the worst local councils, and were leading to poor results for too many pupils, particularly disadvantaged ones.

As a former local school council member and Chicago Public School parent of twins who attend an IB middle - school, Middle - Years Programme (MYP), I've seen what goes into an IB - focused education.

Ken is a former member of The Citizens» Council of LaGrange, a non-partisan community group that promotes better government through the recruiting and evaluation of candidates for local public office, having co-chaired the Council's Qualifications Committee.

Subject to section 14 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, the protection of the members or former members of city council or of any local board (extended definition) of the City or any class of those members against risks that may involve pecuniary loss or liability on the part of the members.

Jones v Cheshire Constabulary (2017) A local councillor and former leader of Cheshire East Council complains about the conduct of a police investigation into the awarding of contracts by one of the largest spending local authorities in the North - West with allegations of defamation and misfeasance in public office against the police.

One is former Chateauguay city councillor and local businessman Michel Gendron, who is fighting the legality of a motion presented by council to dismiss him from office over his refusal to complete an obligatory declaration of property, which all elected officials are required to do under Quebec's Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.

Nigel Richardson, former Director of Children's Service, Leeds City Council (Chair) Ben Ashcroft, Care experienced and Founder of Every Child Leaving Care Matters Cllr Judith Blake, Leader, Leeds City Council and Chair of Core Cities UK Matthew Brazier, Her Majesty's Inspector, Specialist Adviser (Looked After Children), Ofsted Nigel Brown, Chief Executive, Cafcass Cymru Beth Cape Cowens, Child Care lawyer and FRG Trustee Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive, Cafcass Angela Frazer - Wicks, Family Rights Group's Parents» Panel & Co-Chair of Your Family, Your Voice Alliance Andrew Gill, Chair, BASW (Representative to be confirmed) Dez Holmes, Director, Research in Practice Tony Hunter, Chief Executive, SCIE Ian Keating, Principal Policy Advisor Children and Young People, Local Government Association Anne Longfield, Children's Commissioner for England Kevin Makwikila, Member of Family Rights Group's Parents» Panel Lord Justice Andrew McFarlane, a Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales Mel Meggs, Deputy Director of Children's Services, Rotherham MBC Alison Michalska, President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and Corporate Director of Children and Adults, Nottingham City Council Alice Miles, Director of Strategy, Children's Commissioner for England Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division Alasdair Smith, Director of Children's Services, LB Southwark Rachael Wardell, Corporate Director of Communities with Responsibility for Children and Adult Services, West Berkshire Council (and lead for ADCS on workforce development) Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board and Leader of the LB Islington Sue Williams, Director of Family Safeguarding, Hertfordshire County Council